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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE LIFE LINK.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,527,069
Total expenses
$9,041,517
Contributions and grants received
$6,096,282
Grants paid
$2,849,758
Program service revenue
$3,352,618
Investment income
$40,341
Other revenue
$37,828
Total assets, end of year
$5,345,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,513,691
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,831,397
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,968,843
Management and general expenses
$902,114
Fundraising expenses
$170,560
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,968,843

Program services were 88.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,753,553

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $342,729

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CLIENT SERVICES

    total $3,292,549 · related or exempt $3,292,549

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $60,069 · related or exempt $60,069

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,341 · excluded $40,341

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $39,828

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $39,828

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $39,828 · related or exempt $39,828

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,081

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $14,982

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,901 · excluded -$2,901

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $901 · related or exempt $901

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $901

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $500 · program services $500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,849,258 · program services $2,849,258

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $322,473 · program services $266,777 · management and general $49,965 · fundraising $5,731

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,615,435 · program services $2,995,431 · management and general $556,197 · fundraising $63,807

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $51,811 · program services $42,921 · management and general $7,975 · fundraising $915

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $362,413 · program services $300,227 · management and general $55,786 · fundraising $6,400

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $325,341 · program services $269,516 · management and general $50,080 · fundraising $5,745

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $514 · management and general $514

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,535 · management and general $37,535

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $349,037 · program services $339,170 · management and general $7,543 · fundraising $2,324

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $140,199 · program services $120,341 · management and general $14,101 · fundraising $5,757

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,573 · program services $28,817 · management and general $3,377 · fundraising $1,379

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $278,714 · program services $252,335 · management and general $26,363 · fundraising $16

  • 17 · Travel

    total $66,767 · program services $61,808 · management and general $4,959

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $30,331 · program services $7,281 · management and general $4,285 · fundraising $18,765

  • 20 · Interest

    total $51,051 · program services $4,997 · fundraising $46,054

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $84,771 · program services $59,340 · management and general $25,431

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,399 · program services $54,599 · management and general $8,777 · fundraising $1,023

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

    total $220,539 · program services $189,299 · management and general $22,182 · fundraising $9,058

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $87,281 · program services $64,953 · management and general $18,745 · fundraising $3,583

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $66,846 · program services $61,273 · management and general $5,570 · fundraising $3

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $2,729 · management and general $2,729

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $756,048 · end of year $2,513,164

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $545,973 · end of year $468,383

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,490,642 · end of year $153,098

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $154,511 · end of year $67,522

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,258,149

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,264,189

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,924,840 · end of year $1,993,960

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $237,724 · end of year $148,961

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $460,744 · end of year $323,826

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,118,555 · end of year $1,091,867

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $190,074 · end of year $97,998

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,306,487 · end of year $3,798,218

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,878 · end of year $33,179

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LIFE LINK HELPS HUNGRY, HOMELESS, AND DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDING ADVANCED ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES.

  • THE LIFE LINK IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH BREAKING CYCLES OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL ILLNESS, TRAUMA, EXPLOITATION, AND ADDICTION. NOT ONLY WERE WE ABLE TO SERVE WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT WHEN THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC HIT, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK MORE CLOSELY AS A TEAM, STRENGTHEN OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, SERVE MORE CLIENTS, AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL SERVICES TO THE MOST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR SUPPORTER BASE IS GROWING, THE AWARENESS OF OUR SERVICES IS EXTENDING, AND WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED NEW WAYS TO PROVIDE SERVICES, INCLUDING A TELEHEALTH PLATFORM. WE ARE PRIMED TO CONTINUE OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTHEN OUR MISSION.

    Expenses $7,968,843 · Grants $2,849,758 · Revenue $3,352,618

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig O'Hare

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanna Prukop

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Chavez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carmen Contreras

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maria Sanchez-Gagne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Manzanares

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Debernardi

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $197,549
    From this org
    $169,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,076
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,473
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,399
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,677
    Filer's total
    $197,549
  • Christy O'Neil

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $124,924
    From this org
    $113,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,815
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lynn Sanchez

    HUMAN TRAFF.

    Total calculated
    $138,858
    From this org
    $124,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,868
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349303457

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